Sinners By Blackthorn Riot
Song By Blackthorn Riot Born From Midnight Chaos By Ronan McCalmont, Mavros Blackthorn & Rikki Morningstar [Intro] [A violin trembling beneath distant static] I used to think cities stayed awake because they were exciting. Now I think some places are just too restless to sleep. [Verse 1] I stood outside the venue after everybody started leaving Rainwater running along the sidewalk beside my boots Someone nearby laughed too hard at something small Like they were trying to drown out whatever was waiting in their head [Sharp violin accent] The air smelled like wet pavement, smoke, and cold night air Cars drifting through puddles without slowing down A couple argued quietly beside the traffic lights Then walked away from each other without turning around once I remember staring at the empty intersection afterward Feeling disconnected from my own body somehow Like I was there physically But the rest of me hadn’t caught up yet [Pre-Chorus] Some nights people stop hiding how tired they really are And you can almost feel the sadness sitting quietly inside everybody around you [Violin swelling] [Chorus] We are the sinners Not because we’re bad people Just exhausted ones Trying to survive places that never slow down long enough to care [Violins soaring violently through distortion] We are the sinners Wide awake beneath flickering lights Trying to feel less alone Before morning makes everything feel distant again [Verse 2] Around three in the morning we ended up inside a diner near the boulevard Half the lights above us kept flickering softly Nobody at the table looked fully awake anymore Just reflections sitting silently inside dark windows [Fast emotional violin strikes] Someone asked if life used to feel easier than this And for a second nobody answered at all Outside, rain kept falling steadily against the glass Turning headlights blurry at the edges The coffee tasted burnt and bitter But we kept drinking it anyway I think none of us were ready to go home yet [Heavy grunge riff building] [Pre-Chorus] Nobody tells you loneliness changes slowly over time At first it hurts loudly Then one day it just starts feeling familiar Like something sitting quietly beside you everywhere you go [Violins rising emotionally] [Chorus] We are the sinners Still searching crowded rooms for something real Still talking carefully Like honesty becomes dangerous after midnight [Violins colliding violently with distorted guitars] We are the sinners Rain shining beneath tired city lights Trying to protect the small human parts of ourselves Before this life slowly wears them away [Bridge] [Violin melody quietly breaking apart] Right before sunrise The streets finally started emptying out I sat alone outside the diner afterward Watching steam rise into the cold air Thinking about how strange growing up actually feels Nobody suddenly becomes okay one day They just get better at pretending they are [Soft whispered backing vocals] “Pretending they are…” [Build-Up] [Violins becoming cinematic and emotional] But maybe there’s still something beautiful About exhausted people continuing to reach for each other anyway Even after disappointment Even after difficult years Even after becoming harder to recognize themselves [Final Chorus] We are the sinners Still carrying unfinished versions of ourselves everywhere we go Still trying to survive all this noise Without letting it empty us completely [Violins soaring dramatically above crashing guitars] We are the sinners And somewhere underneath all the exhaustion and damage There’s still a part of me That believes people can save each other quietly sometimes [Outro] [One final trembling violin note] “We stayed until the sky started turning grey…” [Static dissolves into silence]
